Proto-Germanic

*raubōną

‘to rob, steal, plunder’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *raubōną.

5 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *raubōną, most familiar first.

• rob ← robben ← robber ← raubāre ← *raubōn
• robbery ← robberie ← roberie ← rober ← raubāre
• rover
• reave ← reven ← rēafian ← *raubōn
• bereave ← bireven ← berēafian ← *biraubōną

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *raubōną